Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Wheeler
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 18, 1928PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWheeleb, C. J.
The complaint alleges that this action was brought by virtue of §6171 of the General Statutes, which provides: “If any action, commenced within the time limited by law, has failed one or more times to be tried on its merits because of insufficient service ... or if a judgment of nonsuit is rendered . . . the plaintiff . . . may . . . commence a new action for the same cause at any time within one year after the determination of the original action. . . .”
The defendant first plead in abatement that another action had been brought for the same injury as the present action in which a judgment of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Korb v. Bridgeport Gas Light Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1917
- Chouinard v. WooldridgeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1925
3Cited by13 opinions
- Nowak v. NowakSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- Sharp v. MitchellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Baker v. BaningosoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1948
- Gallo v. G. Fox & Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1961
- Doe v. Town of W. HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2018
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